Battle Through the Heavens: The Beginning of the Dou Sheng Inheritance

Chapter 58 Why bother working hard when you can win without effort?

"If you don't come to Stone Desert City soon, I'll start to suspect that Han Feng and Mu Gu are lying in ambush in the Monster Mountain Range."

Upon entering the hall, Xiao Jue patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder as he watched him chatting with Xiao Ding, and teased, "It's going to be a duel between two master-disciple pairs, after all, Han Feng also studied under Mu Gu."

The old medicine spirit in the Bone Flame Ring was speechless. Sometimes he really wanted to burn Xiao Jue to nothingness with a Bone Spirit Cold Fire. If it weren't for Xiao Jue's background and strong talent, he would probably have been beaten to death long ago.

The fact that the patriarch of the ancient clan could personally go to Wutan City, and that Xiao Jue, a descendant of the Xiao clan, even received the inheritance of a Dou Sheng who was killed by the former patriarch of the Xiao clan, made Yao Lao guess that there might still be Dou Sheng alive in the Xiao clan.

"Not bad, you've broken through to a five-star Dou Shi." Xiao Jue patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder. Compared to when Xiao Jue left the Monster Mountain Range, Xiao Yan had broken through to a three-star level, probably because he had refined a sub-flame of the Illusionary Gold Flame.

"A five-star Dou Shi!?" Xiao Ding was shocked. If he hadn't taken the third-grade pill Condensation Pill given to him by Xiao Jue a few days ago, he would also be a five-star Dou Shi now.

"Just lucky." Xiao Yan awkwardly touched his shiny nose, his eyes involuntarily glancing at Xiao Jue.

If it weren't for the Peach Blossom Flame, the accompanying Purple Crystal Source, and the Illusionary Gold Flame that Xiao Jue gave him, he would probably only have just broken through to become a Dou Shi, let alone a five-star Dou Shi.

Xiao Li chuckled and patted Xiao Yan's other shoulder, saying, "That's perfect. In a few days, it'll be the Mo Tie Mercenary Group's triennial strength test. Let's brothers have a go at it then."

That night, Xiao Yan, who never drinks, made an exception and had a good time drinking with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li until they were completely drunk.

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The three brothers were drinking and joking around. Xiao Jue had a good relationship with them, but he didn't join in. He came to the small courtyard that Xiao Ding had given him. There were three rooms there. He went into the empty room.

Xiao Jue asked, "Elder Yao, what level is Xiao Yan's Burning Flame Technique at now?"

"High-level Yellow Rank." The old man's soul appeared and laughed, "After devouring the sub-flame of the Illusionary Gold Flame, the level of the Burning Technique is already close to the Profound Rank. If it devours the sub-flame of the Yin-Yang Twin Flames, it can evolve to the low-level Profound Rank. If it can devour a real strange flame, it can probably evolve to the high-level Profound Rank."

"Here, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring." Xiao Jue handed the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, which he had obtained from Black Rock City, to Yao Lao and said, "Prepare to help Xiao Yan refine the sub-flames of the Yin-Yang Twin Flames during this time. By the time of the three-year agreement with Yunlan Sect, it will be enough for Xiao Yan to improve his strength to the level of Great Dou Master."

"I don't think we need to let Xiao Yan refine a real strange fire right now."

Xiao Jue took out two scrolls and handed them to Yao Lao. Yao Lao took them, scanned them briefly with his soul power, and then exclaimed in surprise, "You've already obtained the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame?"

"Not yet." Xiao Jue shook his head. "Queen Medusa got there first with the Azure Lotus Core Flame, but I obtained the lotus platform of the Azure Lotus Core Flame and eleven core lotus seeds. These two volumes of pill formulas were left behind by the Yin-Yang Sage a thousand years ago. He once killed an eighth-grade alchemist who possessed the Azure Lotus Core Flame."

After a moment of contemplation, Yao Lao said, "Queen Medusa's strength is at the peak of Dou Huang. My soul power at the peak of the Spirit Realm is enough to rival that of a Dou Zun. Obtaining the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame is not difficult. However, it is indeed too dangerous for Xiao Yan to refine a different flame with his current strength."

"But devouring a strange fire is inherently dangerous, and there is no room for luck." Yao Lao said with a somber expression, "Cultivating the Burning Technique is a path of gambling with one's life. Xiao Yan is currently driven by an obsession. His three-year agreement with Nalan Yanran is forcing him to grow. At this time, Xiao Yan has an extremely high success rate in devouring the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame."

"Once the three-year agreement ends and Xiao Yan is free from pressure, even if he becomes a Dou Ling or even a Dou Wang, his success rate in devouring the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame will not be as high as it is now."

What the old apothecary said made sense. After a slight hesitation, Xiao Jue said, "And those two volumes of pill formulas."

"After taking the eighth-grade pill, the Azure Lotus Pill, one can possess a special physique, the Azure Lotus Fire Spirit Physique, similar to the Three Thousand Stars Physique after refining the Three Thousand Burning Flames. This physique is perfectly compatible with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and can help Xiao Yan refine the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame."

"The Earth Core Pill can increase Xiao Yan's affinity for the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, helping him refine it. With the aid of the pill, Xiao Yan's success rate can be even higher."

"We can even have Xiao Yan first devour the Yin-Yang Twin Flames' sub-flames, and then devour the Bone Spirit Cold Flame's sub-flames. When he devours the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, he will have two sub-flames, making it easier."

"The sub-flame of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame is not suitable for him." Yao Lao shook his head and said, "My Bone Spirit Cold Flame is ranked eleventh on the Strange Flame Ranking, and its power is already extremely strong. Your Yin Yang Twin Flames are now no weaker than the top ten Strange Flames on the Strange Flame Ranking. It is difficult for the two sub-flames to fuse together."

"The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame is ranked too low. A newly born Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame may not be able to reliably suppress the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and the Yin-Yang Twin Flames. After Xiao Yan breaks through to the Dou Zong level, I will directly refine the Bone Spirit Cold Flame for him."

Xiao Jue said, "Then let Xiao Yan first devour the sub-flames of the Yin-Yang Twin Flames, then the sub-flames of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, and after Xiao Yan devours the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, he will devour the sub-flames of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame."

The old apothecary tossed the scroll in his hand back to Xiao Jue, hesitated for a moment, and finally chuckled.

"Alright, let Xiao Yan devour the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame later. With the Azure Lotus Pill and the Earth Core Pill, there's almost no chance of him failing when he devours the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame after breaking through to the Dou Ling realm. Now, devouring the Yin Yang Twin Flames and the sub-flame of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, plus the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, is enough for him to break through to the Great Dou Shi realm and defeat Nalan Yanran."

"Xiao Yan is really lucky." Yao Lao exclaimed in amazement. "With a brother like you always helping him, if I had a cousin like you when I was young, I'd probably be riding on Yao Wangui's head by now."

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Xiao Jue smiled without saying a word. When Yao Lao asked him if he had ever thought about cultivating the Burning Technique, Xiao Jue was indeed tempted, but he still didn't have the courage. The risk of devouring a strange fire was too great.

Xiao Jue couldn't guarantee he would succeed every time, but he also trusted Xiao Yan's character. He believed that by helping Xiao Yan become stronger, he would never let himself down in the future.

Anyway, his Yin-Yang Technique is enough for the Dou Qi Continent. In the future, when he arrives in the Great Thousand World, if all else fails, he can have Xiao Yan help him kill the Western Heaven Battle Emperor, and Xiao Jue can cultivate the Great Emperor's Inner Scripture.

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The next morning, Xiao Jue went to say goodbye to Xiao Ding.

"Are you going to be away for a while?"

Xiao Ding looked at Xiao Jue in surprise and asked, "Where are you planning to go?"

Xiao Jue laughed and said, "We won't go too far. We'll be back in a month or two at most. During this time, you can gang up on Xiao Yan whenever you have free time, so he can gain more practical experience."

(End of this chapter)